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he was one of the first people to travel to ban gauzy -- to benghazi. >> i am heartbroken heartbroken. this is a man who came to rescue the libyans. >> a second victim, a foreign service information manager, sean smith leaves behind a wife and two children. >> they gave their lives in service to the country and to the resolution of conflicts. >> on tuesday, sean smith sent a message to an online gaming colleagues that they were under attack, making a joke that they may not be alive. others not yet identified by the state department or also killed. across from the white house there will be a vigil to honor their memory. reporting live from the white house, rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> our coverage continues. tonight at 6:00 more on the investigation, and why they blame the obama administration for the response to the attacks. >> two officers were distraught. they noticed eight stolen tag as they try to make a stop around the o'clock p.m. in northeast. -- around 3:00 in northeast. >> no complaints in the weather department. >> beautiful. >> absolutely gorgeous. >> let's take a look at
he was one of the first people to travel to ban gauzy -- to benghazi. >> i am heartbroken heartbroken. this is a man who came to rescue the libyans. >> a second victim, a foreign service information manager, sean smith leaves behind a wife and two children. >> they gave their lives in service to the country and to the resolution of conflicts. >> on tuesday, sean smith sent a message to an online gaming colleagues that they were under attack, making a joke that they may...
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consulate there in benghazi. there were no marines. and these, perpetrators they exchanged gunfire, they had rocket-propelled grenade. for five hours. couldn't locate stevens' beody. at the consulate they didn't have what you find, didn't have bulletproof windows, didn't have reinforced doors. so, questioning why there wasn't the security you would find typically at a u.s. consulate. >> should be questioned. big wake-up call for all embassies. >>> the romney campaign facing a firestorm of criticism for comments made as the tragedy in libya was unfolding. romney accusing the obama a administration of sympathizing of those who waged the attack. a false charge, criticizing the anti-muslim movie. mr. obama responded in an interview with cbs 60 minutes. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. as president, one of the things i have learned is you can't do that. >> american leadership is necessary to ensure events in region don't spin out of control. >> even some republicans question romney's handling of the
consulate there in benghazi. there were no marines. and these, perpetrators they exchanged gunfire, they had rocket-propelled grenade. for five hours. couldn't locate stevens' beody. at the consulate they didn't have what you find, didn't have bulletproof windows, didn't have reinforced doors. so, questioning why there wasn't the security you would find typically at a u.s. consulate. >> should be questioned. big wake-up call for all embassies. >>> the romney campaign facing a...
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consulate in benghazi. militants found it without a problem. >> hoond sight is 20/20. 30 american staffers and libyans were taken to the safe house. the government will not shut down at the end of the month thanks to a spending bill passed last night by the house. a stopgap budget band-aid to pay the bills, postpones negotiations over spending until after the election. paul ryan approved it. but this plan calls for $19 billion more in spending than his plan. the senate expects to pass the bill next week. >> did we see bipartisan action there? >> think we did. >> my goodness. apple reaching out to kus messieurs who cannot wait to get the iphone 5. making the smart phone available now for online preorders. otherwise, face long lines when retale stores open up later this morning. prices for the thinner, lighter, model start at $199. they will arrive in stores in one week. going to have to pony up money for the new adapter and man adapter to the adapter. i like the new panoramic option though. >> looks pretty c
consulate in benghazi. militants found it without a problem. >> hoond sight is 20/20. 30 american staffers and libyans were taken to the safe house. the government will not shut down at the end of the month thanks to a spending bill passed last night by the house. a stopgap budget band-aid to pay the bills, postpones negotiations over spending until after the election. paul ryan approved it. but this plan calls for $19 billion more in spending than his plan. the senate expects to pass the...
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complex in benghazi, pelting it with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. they fill the safe room with smoke and drive at least one person in it with the roof. in the end, four died, including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya, who helped save benghazi during last year cost revolution. he is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed since 1979. a lifelong friend opened up about the loss. >> i lost somebody who unconditionally loved just about everybody. what the world lost was a great diplomat who was interested in peace and humanity, who really understood the culture of the middle east. >> a senior staffer at the senate foreign relations committee was among his friends. >> he basically said, this is what he was meant to do. he was willing to take the risk -- it is so unfortunate that that risk finally overtook him. it is tragic. i think he died living out his life mission. >> shaun smyth a foreign service information manager, was also killed. he worked for the foreign service for a decade -- he is survived by a wife and two children. >> a number of
complex in benghazi, pelting it with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. they fill the safe room with smoke and drive at least one person in it with the roof. in the end, four died, including chris stevens, the u.s. ambassador to libya, who helped save benghazi during last year cost revolution. he is the first u.s. ambassador to be killed since 1979. a lifelong friend opened up about the loss. >> i lost somebody who unconditionally loved just about everybody. what the world lost was a...
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and two state department securities were killed in the four home run houf siege on the consulate in benghazi tuesday. it was in protest of a movie that ridiculed islam and its prophet muhammad. it was one of several protests across the region. some say they used the protests as a diversion. the protests have grown with people taking to the streets in about a dozen nations. in iraq, hundreds of people marched in baghdad thursday chanting america is the enemy of the people. egypt says at least 13 civilians and six police officers were hurt thursday in the protests outside the u.s. embassy in cairo. in yemen demonstrators breached a security wall at the u.s. embassy. secretary of state hillary clinton is condemning the violence and the film clip that inspired it. >> this video is disgusting and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion and to provoke rage. there is no justification. none at all. for responding to this video with violence. >> now of course you can count on the "good morning washington" team to bring you all the latest developments f
and two state department securities were killed in the four home run houf siege on the consulate in benghazi tuesday. it was in protest of a movie that ridiculed islam and its prophet muhammad. it was one of several protests across the region. some say they used the protests as a diversion. the protests have grown with people taking to the streets in about a dozen nations. in iraq, hundreds of people marched in baghdad thursday chanting america is the enemy of the people. egypt says at least 13...
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the american consulate in benghazi, libya, was in flames. and the ambassador and three other americans, dead, after militants attacked with gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades. by wednesday, the crowd outside the embassy in cairo had grown larger and the mood, ugly. the rhetoric now, a world away from the heady days of the arab spring last year. when i visited yemen during its own uprising, the atmosphere was optimistic. things have clearly changed. >> we do have to recognize that this kind of outrage that we're seeing in the region is a result of an enormous amount of frustration with the lack of fulfilled promises about the arab spring. the arab spring wasn't just about freedom and democracy. it was about social and economic progress. >> reporter: despite the death and utter devastation at the u.s. mission in benghazi, the state department insists there was a robust security presence. >> we determined that the security at benghazi was appropriate for what we knew. >> reporter: yet, just the day before the attack, al qaeda's leader urged
the american consulate in benghazi, libya, was in flames. and the ambassador and three other americans, dead, after militants attacked with gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades. by wednesday, the crowd outside the embassy in cairo had grown larger and the mood, ugly. the rhetoric now, a world away from the heady days of the arab spring last year. when i visited yemen during its own uprising, the atmosphere was optimistic. things have clearly changed. >> we do have to recognize that this...
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ambassador in benghazi, libya. the wave of anti-american protests and violence now sweeping the globe. for more on what happened and why, let's bring in the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, dr. susan rice. dr. rice, thank you for joining us. >> first of all, what is the latest on who these attackers were at the embassy or at the consulate in benghazi? we're hearing that the libyans are arresting people. they're saying some people were from outside the country and some even al qaeda ties. what's the latest information? >> jake, first of all, it's important to know that there's an fbi investigation that has begun and it will take some time to be completed. that will tell us with certainty what transpired. but our current assessment, is that in fact what began as a spontaneous not a premeditated response to what had transpired in cairo, there was a violent protest that was undertaken in reaction to this video that was disseminated. we believe that folks in benghazi, a small number of people came to the consulate
ambassador in benghazi, libya. the wave of anti-american protests and violence now sweeping the globe. for more on what happened and why, let's bring in the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, dr. susan rice. dr. rice, thank you for joining us. >> first of all, what is the latest on who these attackers were at the embassy or at the consulate in benghazi? we're hearing that the libyans are arresting people. they're saying some people were from outside the country and some even al qaeda...
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after deadly attacks in benghazi killed four americans including the ambassador. jummy olabanji is tracking overseas in our satellite center right now. latest?the >> this is all still developing. hundreds of demonstrators inrmed the u.s. embassy yemen's capital city. they tried to scare them off by firing in the air. demonstrators broke through the main gates of the compound. reuters is reporting that there been casualties on both this. this it's as the demonstrators are anti islamic film, film that caused similar protests in cairo. six police officers suffered during theies clashes over there. the attacke follow libya that left u.s. ambassador chris stevens councile other officials dead. the attack in libya lasted nearly five hours. we continue to follow the in that investigation as situatione current going on right now in yemen. that the latest from the satellite center, jummy olabanji reporting. egypt to look at pictures from cairo. there are still clashes under way between police and demonstrators. what you are seeing right now is outside the u.s. embassy in c
after deadly attacks in benghazi killed four americans including the ambassador. jummy olabanji is tracking overseas in our satellite center right now. latest?the >> this is all still developing. hundreds of demonstrators inrmed the u.s. embassy yemen's capital city. they tried to scare them off by firing in the air. demonstrators broke through the main gates of the compound. reuters is reporting that there been casualties on both this. this it's as the demonstrators are anti islamic...
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consulate in benghazi. >> reporter: david, one other development today. the national security council here at the white house has reached out to youtube to find out if their posting of that anti-muslim film violates the terms of use. david? >> of course, sparking so much unrest. jake tapper at his post at the white house. jake, thank you. >>> all of this, of course, unfolding in an election year. american voters have been watching president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney. how they're handling this, how they're reacting to it. and tonight, for governor romney, new numbers he's facing, as well, in key battleground states of florida, ohio and virginia. we can show you the map tonight. and in all of those three key battlegrounds, president obama is now, in fact, pulling ahead. this is key. we want to turn to jon karl to tell us more about what's happening tonight. jon? good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. it looks like president obama got a real boost out of his convention. and now, mitt romney is scrambling to catch up. fo
consulate in benghazi. >> reporter: david, one other development today. the national security council here at the white house has reached out to youtube to find out if their posting of that anti-muslim film violates the terms of use. david? >> of course, sparking so much unrest. jake tapper at his post at the white house. jake, thank you. >>> all of this, of course, unfolding in an election year. american voters have been watching president obama and republican presidential...
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consulate in benghazi, libya that left the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three other state department officials dead. that attack in libya lasted nearly five hours on tuesday night. these are the latest in a series of attacks on american diplomatic missions in the middle east. the violence has raised worries that further protests could break out around the muslim world as anger spreads over the film. the yemeni embassy in washington has condemned the attacks and vows to improve safety and for foreign diplomats from the u.s. >> mitt romney and michelle obama will both rally in virginia today. the campaign stops in battleground virginia for mitt romney on his foreign relations skills. brianne carter joins us to explain from fairfax. >> we are in the parking lots where lots of people will be later today. the stage is set for romney's valley later this morning. is is battleground virginia taking the top spot and people talking about the swing states. he will not be the only one campaigning here. battleground virginia is
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we'll get to the dramatic revelations about the rampage in benghazi in a moment. >>> also, jerry sandusky's day of reckoning. the prosecutor paints a picture of defiance and denial as sandusky is sentenced to decades in prison, likely for the rest of his life. >> likely. >> absolutely. the small window. >> small window for him, only 30 years to 60 years. >>> then a dying woman trying to enjoy the trip of a lifetime is man-handled by the tsa. how the agency is answering charges that this time it went way too far. rob, why am i not surprised at this story? >> we all know you are not a fan of flying or the tsa or the rule about no cell phones on the plane. this story makes you angry. >> it does. >> absolutely ridiculous. >> it does. >> see what the tsa -- how it is defending itself this time. >>> later not one but two all-stars get the boot. we will have all the double elimination details from last night's "dancing with the stars." >> i actually watched it and i thought the wrong people got the boot. >> did you really? i am stunned you have an opinion on that. i didn't watch it last night. so
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consulate in benghazi, libya. clinton is being treated with anti-coaglanlts and doctors want to monitor the medication over the next 48 hours. >> we wish her well. our other major story, countdown to the fiscal cliff. talks are going on to try to reach a deal. >> without an agreement, the average american family would see a tax increase of more than $3,400. abc's preeti arla is joining us from washington with more on what this means. preeti? >> reporter: john and paula, top leaders seemed optimistic, but that seemed to shift. that optimism replaced by pessimism and still no deal with time running out. the clock is ticking, negotiations are ongoing. but at this point, democrats and republicans remain at odds. >> regardless of partisan differences, our top priority has to be to make sure that taxes on middle class families do not go up. that would hurt our economy badly. we can get that done. >> reporter: president obama called for immediate action but there was no vote in the senate. >> we're going to come in at 11
consulate in benghazi, libya. clinton is being treated with anti-coaglanlts and doctors want to monitor the medication over the next 48 hours. >> we wish her well. our other major story, countdown to the fiscal cliff. talks are going on to try to reach a deal. >> without an agreement, the average american family would see a tax increase of more than $3,400. abc's preeti arla is joining us from washington with more on what this means. preeti? >> reporter: john and paula, top...
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while the battle in benghazi was still going on, romney attacks the obama administration as disgraceful. saying the administration's first reaction was to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. this was based on a statement from the u.s. embassy in egypt, condemning the anti-muslim movie, one issued before it was even attacked. in a press conference, romney was unapologetic. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> reporter: eager to throw a punch himself, the president fired back on cbs news' "60 minutes." >> governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. as president, one of the things i learned is you can't do that. >> reporter: george, conventional wisdom has it that any day the campaign is not focused on the struggling economy is a good day for president obama. there remains unanswered questions about insufficient security at the diplomatic posts on the anniversary of 9/11. one that could potentially hurt president obama. >> you also raise that question in your piece. now that the president said that egypt is not really an ally, are they
while the battle in benghazi was still going on, romney attacks the obama administration as disgraceful. saying the administration's first reaction was to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. this was based on a statement from the u.s. embassy in egypt, condemning the anti-muslim movie, one issued before it was even attacked. in a press conference, romney was unapologetic. >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> reporter: eager to throw a punch...